Jane L. Styer-Acevedo, PT

Jane L. Styer-Acevedo, PT, is the recipient of the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association 2000 Carlin-Michels Achievement Award for her contribution in patient care, education, research, and community service. She has been adjunct faculty with Arcadia University since 1991, teaching within the pediatric content area. Jane is recognized as a master clinician and as such pursues a clinical practice in the water, works in early intervention in both urban and suburban areas, consults with individuals and facilities, and travels to teach.

Since 1983, Jane has taught over 180 courses of varying lengths from 1 day to 8 weeks and has traveled nationally and internationally, including the United States, Europe, and Mexico. She teaches a large variety of topics with emphases in pediatrics as well as clients throughout the life span with neurological and/or orthopedic impairments.

Jane is a Pediatric Coordinator-Instructor in Neuro-Developmental Treatment as recognized by the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association, Inc. and the Instructors' Group of the NDTA, Inc. As such, she organizes and teaches the pediatric certification courses for children with neurological impairments. She also teaches shorter, introductory courses and multiple specialty topics, both "land based" and "water based" courses. One of her strengths lies in the problem-based approach to treatment with a very strong background in a variety of water treatment approaches. She is also excellent in integrating aquatic and land based intervention for all phases of intervention from the acute phase, through rehabilitation, and community entry or re-entry towards life long health and fitness.

Jane is certified in Halliwick I and II and has assisted the Senior Lecturer of the International Halliwick Association, Johan Lambeck from the Netherlands. She is trained in the approaches known as Watsu, specifically for the client with rehabilitation concerns; Bad Ragaz Ring Method; task-type training method; trunk stabilization techniques; and techniques for children with sensory integration dysfunction and children with autistic spectrum disorders. In teaching therapeutic aquatics, Jane teaches a combination of techniques which are useful to clients in the water as opposed to sharing a "recipe or program" for persons with particular diagnoses. She feels this is an invaluable tool when treating clients towards successful achievement of identified functional outcomes after completing their specific examination and evaluation.